TASS-FACTBOX. A year ago, on March 13, 2025, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the liberation of the city of Sudzha from the Ukrainian armed forces, bringing closer the destruction of the Ukrainian group that invaded the Kursk Region in August 2024. The TASS-FACTBOX editorial team has prepared a report on the military operation to liberate the region's territories during the special military operation.
Since the beginning of the special military operation in February 2022, border areas of the Kursk Region, as well as the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant and the city of Kurchatov, have repeatedly come under shelling and drone attacks. On May 30, 2022, the Russian Defense Ministry deployed additional forces and weapons to the region. On October 19, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a medium response level in the Kursk Region, which included strengthening of public order enforcement and security enhancement at key facilities, the temporary relocation of residents to safe areas, and other measures.
On the morning of August 6, 2024, the Ukrainian armed forces launched a massive attack on the Kursk Region using Western-made equipment. The strike occurred near the border settlements of Nikolayevo-Daryino and Oleshnya. On August 9, a federal state of emergency was declared, and on August 10, a counter-terrorism operation (CTO) was declared. On August 11, the Ukrainian armed forces started launching missiles on Kursk.
